Back-band.



W. N. GANDY.

BAGK BAND.

APPLIGATION FILED SEPT. 8, 1914;

Patented Mar. 2, 1915.

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WILEY N. GANDY, yOF ATHENS, LOUISIANA.

BACK-BAND.

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To allfwhom t may concern Be it known that I, WILEY N. GraNDY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Athens, in the parish of Claiborne and State of Louisiana, have invented a new and useful Back-Band; and l do hereby declare the following'to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to an attachment for back bands, androne of the objects yof the invention is to provide a device of this nature comprising means secured to the back band for receiving plow lines or the reins, and including a double hook 'device carried by a transverse bar, which is arranged in loops of the back band, and acting as means for holding the chain traces.

In practical fields the details of construction may require alterations, falling within the scope of what is claimed.

The invention comprises further features and combination of parts, hereinafter set forth, shown in the drawings and claimed.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is ar view in perspective of a back band showing the improved trace and rein holding device as applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view on line 2 2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view on line S of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a detail view of the bar including two hooks, shown in a position ready to be connected to a transverse bar o two loops of the back band.

Referring more particularly tothe drawings, 1 designates the back band, which is yprovided with the usual belly band connec- The outer face of each side of the tion 2. y back band is provided with two canvas loops 3, stitched or otherwise secured to the back band as at 4L. Riveted as at 5 to the backbandbetween said loops isa .leather vcesses 9 and 10. A metal strip or bar 11 is provided having an upper overhanging of the bar 8, between the loops 3.- ln this manner the bar 8 constitutes a support for the metal strip ll. On the outer face of i Specification of Letters Patent.

each strip 11 a plate 13 is riveted at 14. The lower end of the Vplate 13 terminates` in an upperwardly extending hook 15, which is designed to be engaged by any one of the links of a chain trace 16. The upper end of the plate 13 acts as an abutment 18 to contact with the lower face of the bar 8, to prevent upward movement and detachment of the strip 11. The strip 11 terminates at its lower end in a hook 19, with which any one of the links of the chain trace may engage. Said hooks are designed for the purpose of holding the chain trace in lengthened or shortened positions. lThe recesses 9 and 1.0 coperate .with the hoolr12, so as to hold the strip 11 depending downwardly substantially rigidly and at right angles to the bar 8. @wing to the strip 11, that is, the upper hooked end 12 being between the loops 3, movement of the bar 8 longitudinally through the loops 3 is prevented. The looped strap may be secured at any suitable location, in other words it may be secured higher on the back band, so as to receive the reins, when the back band and the trace supporting device are used in connection with wagon harness.

The invention having been set forth what is claimed as new and useful is Patented Mar. 2, 1915. v

Application led September 8. 1914. Serial No. 860,760.

1. In combination with a back band, a

pair of spaced apart loops secured to the outer face of the back band, a bar rectangular in cross section fitting in said loops and 'bar and engage the adjoining recesses, said strip having an abutment designed to engagev the lower face of said bar, to prevent upward movement of the strip.

2. ln combination with a back band, a pair of spaced apart loops secured to the outer face of the back band, a bar rectangular in cross section fitting in said loops and having it top and outer face provided with adjoining recesses, the bar beingso arranged in thek loops that the said recesses assume position between the loops, a metallic strip having a hook at its lower end and provided with an overhanging hook at its upper end designed to hook over said bar and engage In testimony whereof I have signed my the adjoining reoesses,rand a second strip sename to this specification 1n the presence of cured to the first strip and terminating at its two subscribing Witnesses.

lower end ina hook, the upper end of the WILEY N. GANDY. 5 ysecond strip constituting an abutment to en- Witnesses:

gage thel underface of said bar, to limit the F. P. WEBB,

rst strip in its upward movement. C. S. FINLEY.

Copies of this ptent may' be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of latents,

Washington, D. C. 

